Apparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communication terminal

ABSTRACT

An apparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communication terminal. A display unit displays detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for a particular phone number. A memory stores an incoming/outgoing call list according to an incoming/outgoing event. A controller controls an operation for adding the detailed incoming/outgoing call information to an associated phone number item of the incoming/outgoing call list when the incoming/outgoing call event occurs, and controls an operation for displaying the detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for the particular phone number selected from among phone numbers of the incoming/outgoing call list. The detailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to the same phone number can be viewed at one time by integrating and providing the incoming/outgoing call information.

PRIORITY

This application is a Continuation application of U.S. Ser. No.11/645,442, which was filed in the United States Patent and TrademarkOffice on Dec. 26, 2006 and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to anapplication entitled “Apparatus and Method for Providing Incoming andOutgoing Call Information in a Mobile Communication Terminal” filed inthe Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 23, 2005 and assignedSerial No. 2005-128978, the contents of each of which are incorporatedherein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to a mobile communicationterminal, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for providingincoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communicationterminal.

2. Description of the Related Art

With the development of communication technology, mobile communicationterminals are widely being used. The Mobile communication terminals arecommunication devices for providing a phone call function while the useris on the move, for example, as mobile phones or personal informationterminals.

Mobile communication terminals provide phone call functions and variousadditional functions. Specifically, mobile communication terminalsprovide a function for recording and storing incoming and outgoing callinformation and a function for displaying the incoming and outgoing callinformation in response to a user request.

For example, mobile communication terminals provide a function fordisplaying a recent call list of all incoming and outgoing call numbersincluding recently received call numbers, recently transmitted callnumbers, recently missed call numbers and so on in reverse order ofincoming and outgoing call occurrence times in response to the userrequest. Mobile communication terminals also provide a function fordisplaying a recent incoming call list of recently received call numbersin reverse order of incoming call occurrence times in response to theuser request. In addition, mobile communication terminals provide afunction for displaying a recent outgoing call list of recentlytransmitted call numbers in reverse order of outgoing call occurrencetimes in response to the user request. Mobile communication terminalsprovide a function for displaying a missed call list of recently missedcall numbers in reverse order of missed call occurrence times inresponse to the user request.

Therefore, users can retrieve recent incoming and outgoing callinformation through the recent call list, recent incoming call list,recent outgoing call list, and missed call list.

The above-described conventional method for providing incoming andoutgoing call information only provides an associated incoming/outgoingcall list (e.g., the recent call list, recent incoming call list, recentoutgoing call list, missed call list, and so on) on the basis ofincoming/outgoing call occurrence times rather than phone numbers. Thus,it is difficult for an incoming/outgoing call history to be viewed at aglance on the basis of call numbers in the conventional method forproviding incoming/outgoing call information.

When many incoming/outgoing calls relative to the same phone numberoccur, the associated phone number is repeatedly displayed many timesonly according to call occurrence times in the conventionalincoming/outgoing call list. In the incoming/outgoing call list in whichthe number of phone numbers capable of being displayed is limited, otherincoming/outgoing call numbers whose number corresponds to the number ofrepeated phone numbers cannot be displayed. The users may beinconvenienced to view other incoming/outgoing call numbers betweenrepeatedly displayed phone numbers.

In the conventional incoming/outgoing call list, detailedincoming/outgoing call occurrence times relative to the same phonenumber are separately provided. When a user desires to view detailedincoming/outgoing call information relative to the same phone numbers,the user must select the same phone numbers of the list one by one. Forexample, when the same phone number is repeatedly displayed on theincoming/outgoing call list many times, the user is inconveniencedbecause the user must select all the same phone numbers from the firstincoming/outgoing call number to the last incoming/outgoing call numberone by one in order to view all incoming/outgoing call occurrence timesrelative to the same phone numbers.

Conventional mobile communication terminals can only store and delete aphone number of the incoming/outgoing call list, but do not provide amenu relative to a phone number of the incoming/outgoing call list.Accordingly, the degree of practical use of the incoming/outgoing calllist is low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide anapparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing callinformation in a mobile communication terminal that enables the incomingand outgoing call information to be viewed on the basis of phonenumbers.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatusand method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in amobile communication terminal that enables detailed incoming/outgoingcall information mapped to the same phone number to be viewed at onetime by integrating and providing the detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation mapped to the same phone number.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide anapparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing callinformation in a mobile communication terminal that can increase thedegree of practical use of an incoming/outgoing call list and improvethe convenience of a user by providing various menus relative to a phonenumber of the incoming/outgoing call list.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is providedan apparatus for providing incoming and outgoing call information in amobile communication terminal, which includes a display unit fordisplaying detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for aparticular phone number; a memory for storing an incoming/outgoing calllist according to occurrence of an incoming/outgoing event; and acontroller for controlling an operation for adding the detailedincoming/outgoing call information to an associated phone number item ofthe incoming/outgoing call list when the incoming/outgoing call eventoccurs and controlling an operation for displaying the detailedincoming/outgoing call information integrated for the particular phonenumber selected from among phone numbers of the incoming/outgoing calllist.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a method for providing incoming and outgoing call informationin a mobile communication terminal, which includes adding detailedincoming/outgoing call information to an associated phone number item ofan incoming/outgoing call list when an incoming/outgoing call eventoccurs; and displaying detailed incoming/outgoing call informationintegrated for a particular phone number selected from among phonenumbers of the incoming/outgoing call list.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects and aspects of the present invention will bemore clearly understood from the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a mobilecommunication terminal in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for providing detailedincoming/outgoing call information in the mobile communication terminalin accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for adding detailedincoming/outgoing call information in the mobile communication terminalin accordance with the present invention;

FIGS. 4(A)-4(D) illustrate an example of an image of anincoming/outgoing call list in accordance with the present invention;

FIGS. 5(A)-5(B) illustrate an example of an image of detailedincoming/outgoing call information in accordance with the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing a phonenumber management function in an image for displaying incoming/outgoingcall event information in accordance with the present invention;

FIGS. 7(A)-7(B) illustrate an example of displaying an address book menuin accordance with the present invention;

FIGS. 8A-8B illustrate an example of displaying a reception rejectionmenu in accordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing a receptionrejection function in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described indetail herein below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In thedrawings, the same or similar elements are denoted by the same referencenumerals even though they are depicted in different drawings. In thefollowing description, detailed descriptions of functions andconfigurations incorporated herein that are well known to those skilledin the art are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a mobilecommunication terminal in accordance with the present invention. Themobile communication terminal is provided with a controller 12, a RadioFrequency (RF) processor 14, an audio processor 16, a memory 18, a keyinput unit 20, and a display unit 22.

The controller 12 controls the overall operation of the mobilecommunication terminal. Specifically, the controller 12 controls anoperation for adding detailed incoming/outgoing call information to anassociated phone number item of an incoming/outgoing call list when anincoming/outgoing call event occurs and controls an operation fordisplaying an image of all detailed incoming/outgoing call informationintegrated for a particular phone number when the particular phonenumber of the incoming/outgoing call list is selected. Moreover, thecontroller 12 controls an operation for performing a phonenumber-related function, for example, an Address Book Register/Editfunction or Reception Rejection Register/Release function, in responseto a user request in a state in which the image of the detailedincoming/outgoing call information is displayed. The detailedincoming/outgoing call information can include date and time informationmapped to an associated phone number as detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation of the associated phone number.

The RF processor 14 connected to the controller 12 performs a calltransmission and reception function by transmitting an RF signal to andreceiving an RF signal from a mobile communication base station throughan antenna (ANT). That is, the RF processor 14 converts a received RFsignal to an Intermediate Frequency (IF) signal, converts the IF signalto an analog baseband signal, converts the analog baseband signal to adigital signal, and applies the digital signal to the controller 12,thereby receiving an incoming call. Moreover, the RF processor 14converts a digital baseband signal applied from the controller 12 to ananalog IF signal, and converts the IF signal to an RF signal, therebytransmitting an outgoing call.

The audio processor 16 is connected to a microphone (MIC) and a speaker(SPK). The audio processor 16 generates data from a voice signalreceived from the microphone and then outputs the generated data to thecontroller 12. The audio processor 16 converts voice data input from thecontroller 12 to audible sound, outputs the audible sound through thespeaker, and enables voice communication when an incoming/outgoing calloccurs.

The memory 18 is constructed of a Read Only Memory (ROM) for storinginformation and multiple programs required at the time of controllingthe operation of the mobile communication terminal in accordance withthe present invention, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a voice memory, andso on. Moreover, the memory 18 is provided with an incoming/outgoingcall history database in accordance with the present invention. Thememory 18 stores an incoming/outgoing call list, for example, a recentcall list, a recent incoming call list, a recent outgoing list, a missedcall list, and so on, and stores detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation mapped to a particular phone number of the incoming/outgoingcall list.

The key input unit 20 includes various keys including number keys, andprovides key input data from the user to the controller 12. That is, thekey input unit 20 outputs unique key input data to the controller 12according to each input key. The controller 12 detects a key mapped tokey input data and then performs an associated operation according to adetection result. The key input unit 20 applies associated key inputdata to the controller 12 when the user selects a particular phonenumber item of the incoming/outgoing call list. Moreover, the key inputunit 20 applies, to the controller 12, key input data for displaying aphone number-related menu when the user presses a menu key in a state inwhich an image of the detailed incoming/outgoing call information isdisplayed.

Under control of the controller 12, the display unit 22 receives anddisplays key input data or displays an operating state of the mobilecommunication terminal and various information in the form of icons andcharacters. In accordance with the present invention, the display unit22 displays an image of detailed incoming/outgoing call informationintegrated for a particular phone number item and displays a phonenumber-related menu in a state in which the image of the detailedincoming/outgoing call information is displayed, under the control ofthe controller 12.

The mobile communication terminal constructed as described aboveprovides detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for aparticular phone number, such that the user can view the detailedincoming/outgoing call information mapped to the same phone number atone time. Furthermore, in accordance with the present invention, themobile communication terminal provides a phone number-related functionin an image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information, therebyincreasing the degree of practical use of an incoming/outgoing call listand improving convenience of the user.

A method for providing detailed incoming/outgoing call information inthe mobile communication terminal in accordance with the presentinvention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal determineswhether an incoming/outgoing call event has occurred in step 202. Forexample, the mobile communication terminal determines whether theincoming/outgoing call event has occurred by checking anincoming/outgoing call through the RF processor 14.

When the incoming/outgoing call event has occurred, the mobilecommunication terminal determines a type of the incoming/outgoing callevent in step 204. At this time, the incoming/outgoing call event typemay be an outgoing call, an incoming call, a missed call, or so on.

In step 206, the mobile communication terminal reads anincoming/outgoing call list from the incoming/outgoing call historydatabase of the memory 18. For example, the mobile communicationterminal reads a recent call list and a list mapped to theincoming/outgoing call event type from the incoming/outgoing callhistory database of the memory 18. When the incoming/outgoing call eventtype is an outgoing call, the mobile communication terminal reads arecent outgoing call list. When the incoming/outgoing call event type isan incoming call, the mobile communication terminal reads a recentincoming call list. When the incoming/outgoing call event type is amissed call, the mobile communication terminal reads a missed call list.

In step 208, the mobile communication terminal determines whether aphone number item relative to the incoming/outgoing call event ispresent in the incoming/outgoing call list. At this time, the phonenumber item can be displayed as a name mapped to an associated phonenumber. Each phone number item has detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation mapped to an associated phone number in a lower item.

If an associated phone number item is present in the incoming/outgoingcall list, the mobile communication terminal proceeds to step 218 to adddetailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to theincoming/outgoing call event to the associated phone number item.

However, if an associated phone number item is absent in theincoming/outgoing call list, the mobile communication terminal generatesa phone number item relative to the incoming/outgoing call event in step210. The incoming/outgoing call list includes a limited number of phonenumber items. Thus, the mobile communication terminal determines whetherthe number of phone number items of the incoming/outgoing call listexceeds a limit number in step 212.

If the number of phone number items does not exceed the limit number,the mobile communication terminal updates the number of phone numberitems of the incoming/outgoing call list and adds the generated phonenumber item in step 214. However, if the number of phone number itemsexceeds the limit number, the mobile communication terminal deletes thelowest phone number item of the incoming/outgoing call list and adds thegenerated phone number item in step 216.

Then, the mobile communication terminal proceeds to step 218 to adddetailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to theincoming/outgoing call event to the phone number item. Herein, thedetailed incoming/outgoing call information is incoming/outgoing callinformation mapped to an associated phone number to be provided indetail and can include date and time information about anincoming/outgoing call.

A process for adding detailed incoming/outgoing call information in step218 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile communication terminal determineswhether the number of detailed incoming/outgoing call informationelements mapped to a phone number item exceeds a limit number in step302.

If the number of detailed incoming/outgoing call information elementsmapped to the associated phone number item does not exceed the limitnumber, the mobile communication terminal updates the number of detailedincoming/outgoing call information elements in step 304.

However, if the number of detailed incoming/outgoing call informationelements mapped to the phone number item exceeds the limit number, themobile communication terminal deletes the lowest detailedincoming/outgoing call information from prestored detailedincoming/outgoing call information in step 306. At this time, the lowestdetailed incoming/outgoing call information is detailedincoming/outgoing call information stored for the longest time.

The mobile communication terminal then proceeds to step 308 to adddetailed incoming/outgoing call information to an associated phonenumber item. The mobile communication terminal returns to the process ofFIG. 2 after adding the detailed incoming/outgoing call information insteps 302 to 308 of FIG. 3.

Then, the mobile communication terminal proceeds to step 220 of FIG. 2to store the added information in the incoming/outgoing call historydatabase. The mobile communication terminal then displays an image ofdetailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to a particular phonenumber item in response to a user request in step 222. That is, when theuser selects the particular phone number item of an incoming/outgoingcall list, the mobile communication terminal displays the image in whichall detailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to the selectedphone number is integrated.

An incoming/outgoing call list and an image of detailedincoming/outgoing call information mapped to a phone number item thereofin accordance the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIGS. 4(A)-4(D) illustrate an example of an image of anincoming/outgoing call list in accordance with the present invention.FIG. 4(A) illustrates a recent call list. Referring to FIG. 4(A), therecent call list includes, for example, phone number items relative toall recently occurred incoming/outgoing events including a recentincoming call, a recent outgoing call, and a missed call. FIG. 4(B)illustrates a recent incoming call list. Referring to FIG. 4(B), therecent incoming call list includes recently received phone numbers. FIG.4(C) illustrates a recent outgoing call list. Referring to FIG. 4(C),the recent outgoing call list includes recently transmitted phonenumbers. FIG. 4(D) illustrates a missed call list. Referring to FIG.4(D), the missed call list includes phone numbers of missed calls.

Referring to FIGS. 4(A) to 4(D), icons for indicating incoming/outgoingcall event types are displayed in phone number items. The icons forindicating the incoming/outgoing call event types may be an icon 42 forindicating a recently received phone number, an icon 44 for indicating arecently transmitted phone number, and an icon 46 for indicating a phonenumber of a missed call. A phone number item can be displayed in theform of a name mapped to an associated phone number when the name isprestored. When the prestored name is not present, the associated phonenumber can be displayed. Each phone number item has detailedincoming/outgoing call information mapped to an associated phone numberas a lower item. As indicated by reference numeral 48, the number ofdetailed incoming/outgoing call information elements present in thelower item is displayed along with the phone number item.

When the user selects a particular phone number from the phone numberitems displayed as described above, the mobile communication terminaldisplays an image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information mappedto the lower item of the selected phone number item.

FIGS. 5(A)-5(B) illustrate an example of an image of detailedincoming/outgoing call information in accordance of the presentinvention. FIG. 5(A) illustrates a recent call list. The user can selecteach phone number item from the recent call list as illustrated in FIG.5(A). FIG. 5(A) corresponds to the case where “Office” is selected. Whena phone number item such as “Office” is selected, the mobilecommunication terminal displays an image 50 of detailedincoming/outgoing call information as illustrated in FIG. 5(B). Theimage 50 is displayed in which all date and time information ofincoming/outgoing calls is integrated for the selected phone numberitem.

This image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information enables theuser to view all detailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to aparticular phone number item of the incoming/outgoing call list at aglance.

In accordance with the present invention, the mobile communicationterminal provides a phone number-related menu in a state in which animage of incoming/outgoing call information is displayed and performs afunction based on menu selection by the user.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing a phonenumber-related function in an image for displaying detailedincoming/outgoing call information in accordance with the presentinvention. Referring to FIG. 6, the mobile communication terminaldisplays an image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information mappedto a phone number item selected by the user in step 602.

The mobile communication terminal determines whether the user makes arequest for displaying a phone number-related menu in step 604. At thistime, the mobile communication terminal can determine that the requestfor displaying the phone number-related menu is present when, forexample, a menu key is input through the key input unit 22.

When the request for displaying the phone number-related menu ispresent, the mobile communication terminal displays the phonenumber-related menu on the image of detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation in step 606. The phone number-related menu may be an addressbook menu, a reception rejection menu, and so on.

A method for displaying the address book menu will be described withreference to the example FIGS. 7(A)-7(B).

FIG. 7(A) displays a phone number-related menu 70 in a state in which animage 50 of detailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to“Office” of a recent outgoing call list is displayed. When a previouslyregistered name (e.g., “Office”) mapped to a phone number is present inthe currently displayed image of detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation as illustrated in FIG. 7(A), the mobile communicationterminal determines that an associated address book is present, anddisplays an “Address Book Edit” option 72 in the address book menumapped to the phone number-related menu 70.

FIG. 7(B) displays a phone number-related menu 70 in a state in which animage 50 of incoming/outgoing call information for “Unregistered Number”of the recent outgoing call list is displayed. When a previouslyregistered name mapped to the phone number is absent in the currentlydisplayed image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information asillustrated in FIG. 7(B), the mobile communication terminal determinesthat an associated address book is absent, and displays an “Address BookRegister” option 74 in the address book menu of the phone number-relatedmenu 70.

A method for displaying the reception rejection menu will be describedwith reference to the example provided in FIGS. 8(A)-8(B).

FIG. 8(A) displays a phone number-related menu 70 in a state in which animage 50 of detailed incoming/outgoing call information mapped to“Office” of a missed call list is displayed. When reception rejectionfor a phone number is not registered in the currently displayed image ofdetailed incoming/outgoing call information, the mobile communicationterminal displays a “Reception Rejection Register” option 82 in thereception rejection menu of the phone number-related menu 70 asillustrated in FIG. 8(A).

FIG. 8(B) displays a phone number-related menu 70 in a state in which animage 50 of incoming/outgoing call information for “Unregistered Number”of the missed call list is displayed. When reception rejection for thephone number is registered in the currently displayed image of detailedincoming/outgoing call information, the mobile communication terminaldisplays a “Reception Rejection Release” option 84 in the receptionrejection menu of the phone number-related menu 70 as illustrated inFIG. 8(B).

Referring back to FIG. 6, after the phone number-related menu isdisplayed in the image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information,the mobile communication terminal determines whether the user's menuselection is present in step 608. For example, the mobile communicationterminal determines whether an Address Book Register or Edit option isselected or a Reception Rejection Register or Release option isselected.

When the Address Book Register or Edit option is selected, the mobilecommunication terminal displays an Address Book Register or Edit imagein step 610. In step 612, an Address Book Register or Edit operation foran associated phone number is performed.

When the Reception Rejection Register or Release option is selected, themobile communication terminal displays a Reception Rejection Register orRelease image in step 614. In step 616, a Reception Rejection Registeror Release operation for an associated phone number is performed.

When the reception rejection is registered through an image of a phonenumber-related menu in the image of detailed incoming/outgoing callinformation, the mobile communication terminal performs a receptionrejection function.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing a receptionrejection function in accordance with the present invention. Referringto FIG. 9, the mobile communication terminal determines whether anincoming/outgoing call event occurs in step 902. When theincoming/outgoing call event occurs, the mobile communication terminaldetermines whether a phone number relative to the occurredincoming/outgoing call event is registered for reception rejection instep 904.

If the phone number is not registered for reception rejection, themobile communication terminal gives notification of an incoming callthrough a ring tone or vibration in step 906. Then, the mobilecommunication terminal determines whether the user receives the incomingcall in step 908. If the user receives the incoming call, the mobilecommunication terminal registers the phone number in the recent calllist and the recent incoming call list in step 910.

However, if the phone number is registered for reception rejection, themobile communication terminal transmits, to a transmitting side, amessage for indicating that a phone call cannot be received in step 912.Then, the mobile communication terminal registers the associated phonenumber in the recent call list and the missed call list in step 914.

As described above, the present invention enables the detailed incomingand outgoing call information mapped to the same phone number to beviewed at one time by integrating and providing detailedincoming/outgoing call information mapped to a particular phone number.

The present invention can increase the degree of practical use of anincoming/outgoing call list by providing a phone number-related functionin an image of detailed incoming/outgoing call information. Moreover,the present invention improves the convenience of a user by performingan Address Book Register or Edit function and a Reception RejectionRegister or Release function in an image of detailed incoming/outgoingcall information.

Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention have beendisclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art willappreciate that various modifications, additions, and substitutions arepossible, without departing from the scope of the present invention.Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-describedembodiments, but is defined by the following claims, along with theirfull scope of equivalents.

1. An electronic device comprising: a display; a memory for storingphone numbers in an address book; and a controller for displaying, on afirst screen of the display, call history information for a first phonenumber together with a first option that when selected enables editingof information associated with the first phone number if the first phonenumber is in the address book, and for displaying, on a second screen ofdisplay, call history information for a second phone number togetherwith a second option that when selected enables adding the second phonenumber to the address book if the second phone number is not in theaddress book.
 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein thecontroller is further operable to display a call list including incomingand outgoing call entries.
 3. The electronic device of claim 2, whereinone of the incoming and outgoing call entries shows a phone number and anumber in parentheses following the phone number, and the number inparentheses indicates how many phone calls have been made, received ormissed for the phone number.
 4. The electronic device of claim 1,wherein the controller is further operable to display date and timeinformation for an incoming or outgoing call as part of the call historyinformation.
 5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the incomingand outgoing call entries include information of a recent call, a recentincoming call, a recent outgoing call, or a missed call.
 6. Theelectronic device of claim 1, wherein, if a phone number is alreadyregistered for a blocked call, the controller is further operable todisplay an option for releasing the blocked call on the display togetherwith the call history information of the phone number.
 7. The electronicdevice of claim 1, wherein, if a phone number is not registered for ablocked call, the controller is further operable to display an optionfor activating the blocked call on the display together with the callhistory information of the phone number.
 8. The electronic device ofclaim 1, wherein, if an incoming call phone number is registered for ablocked call, a message indicating that an incoming phone call cannot bereceived is transmitted.
 9. A method of providing information, performedby an electronic device, the method comprising: storing phone numbers inan address book in a memory of the electronic device; displaying, on afirst screen of a display of the electronic device, call historyinformation for a first phone number together with a first option thatwhen selected enables editing of information associated with the firstphone number if the first phone number is in the address book; anddisplaying, on a second screen of the display, call history informationfor a second phone number together with a second option that whenselected enables adding the second phone number to the address book ifthe second phone number is not in the address book.
 10. The method ofclaim 9, further comprising: displaying a call list including incomingand outgoing call entries.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein one ofthe incoming and outgoing call entries shows a phone number and a numberin parentheses following the phone number, and the number in parenthesesindicates how many phone calls have been made, received or missed forthe phone number.
 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:displaying date and time information for an incoming or outgoing call aspart of the call history information.
 13. The method of claim 10,wherein the incoming and outgoing call entries include information of arecent call, a recent incoming call, a recent outgoing call, or a missedcall.
 14. The method of claim 9, further comprising: displaying anoption for releasing a blocked call on the display together with thecall history information if a phone number is already registered for ablocked call.
 15. The method of claim 9, further comprising: displayingan option for activating the blocked call on the display together withthe call history information of the phone number if the phone number isnot registered for the blocked call.
 16. The method of claim 9, wherein,if an incoming call phone number is registered for the blocked call, amessage indicating that an incoming phone call cannot be received istransmitted.
 17. The method of claim 10, wherein if a number of phonenumbers in the call list stored in the memory exceeds a predefinednumber, an oldest phone number is deleted from the call list such that anew phone number of the incoming or outgoing call can be added.
 18. Themethod of claim 12, wherein if a number of call history elements of aparticular phone number exceeds a predefined number, an oldest callhistory element can be deleted.
 19. (canceled)